We have puppies!

I'm going to go ahead and completely ignore the fact that I haven't updated the blog in almost two years... :D

Our red Akita female Tuuli (Candida's Non-Stop Song) was bred to a beautiful white male Neo (Go Harukos Akihito Yuki), and their litter was whelped today! We now have two red males and two red females available, if you're interested, please contact us!

Tuuli has been extensively health checked with great results: she has clear eyes, knees, elbows, back and heart, and her hips have been graded B (good). Neo has clear eyes and knees and an excellent hip score.

The litter's pedigree and photos of the dam and sire can be found on our website.

Puppies 8 weeks

The puppies are now 8 weeks old, and they're all heading out to their new homes this week. So here's pictures of the whole litter one more time!

"Halla", Candida's Arctic Amber, red female

"Halla"

"Huurre", Candida's Attention Please, brindle male

"Huurre"

"Kuura", Candida's Autumn Action, long coated red male (now "Marski")

"Kuura" (now "Marski")

"Usva", Candida's August Surprise, brindle female

"Usva"

"Utu", Candida's Aurora Borealis, brindle female

"Utu"

Puppies 5,5 weeks

The puppies are now five and a half weeks old, and they all have homes waiting for them. Here are some pictures

"Halla", Candida's Arctic Amber

"Halla"

"Huurre", Candida's Attention Please

"Huurre"

"Kuura", Candida's Autumn Action (now "Marski")

"Kuura" (now "Marski")

"Usva", Candida's August Surprise

"Usva"

"Utu", Candida's Aurora Borealis

"Utu"

Puppies 2,5 weeks

"Halla"

"Huurre"

"Kuura" (now "Marski")

"Usva"

"Utu"

Puppies!

Lumi's puppies are here! They were born August 31st, six days before their due date. As we weren't expecting the puppies quite that early, Lumi had the chance to take care of the whelping all on her own, and that she did. All of a sudden six little puppies were in the world.

Unfortunately the smallest little boy, weighing only 178 grams at birth, passed away at three days of age. Apparently his lungs just hadn't developed enough yet. All the rest of the puppies are still going strong and growing, so here's what we got:

"Halla", Candida's Arctic Amber, red female

"Huurre", Candida's Attention Please, brindle male

"Kuura", Candida's Autumn Action, red male (now "Marski")

"Usva", Candida's August Surprise, brindle female

"Utu", Candida's Aurora Borealis, brindle female

Ultrasound

We took Lumi to the vet for her ultrasound today, and here's what we saw:

Lumi is definitely expecting! The vet said there might be 5-7 puppies, but obviously we won't know for sure until they're born. Now just one more month...

Litter plans

Lumi (Candida's October Opal) has been bred to Kuro (Homaremon Go Yamato Sakuragaokasou), and we're hoping for a healthy litter of Akita puppies in early September. You can find the pedigree, and information on our other litter plans on our website. We'll have an ultrasound done in a few weeks to find out for sure if she's pregnant. We'll keep you posted!

You can find more information on the sire, Kuro, in the Finnish Dog Database.

If you're interested in this litter, please contact Merja at +358-400-716826 or candidas@candidas.fi.

Candida's Non-Stop Song

aka "Tuuli" is now 14 weeks old, and she is still looking for a home.

Tuuli etsii sijoituskotia Suomesta, mieluiten Etelä-Suomesta. Tuuli on nyt 14 viikkoa vanha ja on saanut ensimmäiset rokotuksensa. Jos olet kiinnostunut tarjoamaan sijoituskodin akitanartulle, ota yhteyttä Merjaan, candidas@candidas.fi tai 0400-716826.

edit 23.3.2011: Tuuli has found a great home from Kokkola, Finland!

 

 

 

 

Candida's Name of the Game

aka "Roku" moved to Ylöjärvi yesterday. Here he is before we took him to his new home.

 

 

Candida's Northern Lights

aka "Keiko" has moved to a new home in Estonia today. Here are some pictures of her at two months old, right before she left.